Freternal triplets etc

[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

Read a newsstory in my local newspaper about this couple who was trying for one more child and ended up with 3 babies. It was completely natural too, no IVF, and they're all fraternal.

They named them Iben (f), Luca and Nora. Siblings are Ihne (f), Mia and Theo.

I actually thought Iben was a boy at first, because the only Iben I've ever known was a boy, but I think it's primarily used for girls.

Same newspaper found some people with unusual names that live in the area:
Sisters Celita and Carita, and Celita's children Carena Ranita, Kenny Rene, and Celiann Nikita.
Mpho Naledi (with siblings Aslak, Miriam and Audun). The name is South-African.
Aphrodite Helene May
Fin (means "fine, pretty" in Norwegian). (Siblings: Jan, Per, Tor)
Kirvil and brother Thjostolf


Some birth announcements:

Twins: Sarah and Martine
Ivar
Åsmund
Silje Martine (Anders Emil)
Malin (Kristian)
Oliver (Sanne)
Lukas
Magnus
Sanna (Gustav)
Mathias (Johanna Malena, William)
Eir (f)
Eline
Sverre

Comments

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

I like:
Luca, Mia, Theo - as a nn for Theodore
Helene
May
Oliver
Lukas -spelled Lucas
Mathias (William)

How'd you pronounce Ihne? And Iben?

[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

Iben is like EE-ben
Ihne is kind of like EE-neh

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

In that case I think Iike Iben, not so sure on the other one though. I think Iben sounds like a male name, but I could also see it on a girl so.. I'm not sure..

[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

Yeah I totally agree. I would never use it for a girl. I wouldn't use it at all but that's a different story haha

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

To me, it's similar to Reuben, which is 100% boy name. Hence my opinion

[raze--the-rose.livejournal.com]

Iben sounds like a boy to me, too; my first thought was Ibn Fadlan. It's different, and I can't see any reason to dislike it, actually.

What country are most of these names from? I have friends with a boy named Magnus, in Canada, but I know it's mostly a northern european name. And isn't Eir a goddess of healing in norse mythology? I like it. I don't think I'd name a girl Aphrodite, though.

[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

Norway! :)

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Nora
Theo
Aphrodite
Malin
Sanna
Mathias
Johanna
Malena
William

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

I like:

Luca, Nora
Mia, Theo
Nikita
Miriam
Helene
Kirvil
Sarah and Martine
Anders
Malin (Kristian)
Oliver
Luka
Magnus
Mathias (Johanna, William)
Eline